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EPITAPH – Five Decades Of Classic Rock

September 12, 2020

MiG 2020 Half-century down the line and no sign of slowing down, one of the greatest German groups cast a glance behind and plan their next steps. Founded in Dortmund in 1969, EPITAPH – who featured local performers and British … Continue reading

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SHIRLEY KING – Blues For A King

September 6, 2020

Cleopatra 2020 B.B.’s baby marks her 70th anniversary with a personal twist on choice classics and a sprinkling of new tunes. Despite a brace of albums issued in the ’90s and an occasional concert alongside her old man, so-called “the … Continue reading

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YESLA – Supernatural

August 25, 2020

Team Brains 2020 There’s no mystic in ghosting, posits young Angeleno on her debut single – hued in blue but sanguine. No ouija board can help you restore a personal link when your successful date has withdrawn from all communication … Continue reading

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MICK CLARKE – Big Wheel

August 19, 2020

Rockfold 2020 A salty dog of British blues serves up arguably the best album of his solo career. Last decade has seen release records on a yearly basis, and while his chosen genre doesn’t seem to invite much variety, each … Continue reading

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ALISON SOLO – Plutonian

July 28, 2020

Alison Solo 2020 Vancouver vanisher varnishes her raw nerve with arresting tunes yet, in search of identity, never stays in one place “Won’t you pray,” implores Ms Solo at the end of this album, and she doesn’t do so either, … Continue reading

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